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Pioneer Elite - VSX-LX505 9.2 Channel Network AV Receiver with Bluetooth  - Black

Model:
VSX-LX505
SKU:
6405451
Your price for this item is $899.00
The comparable value price is $1,399.00

Customer reviews

Rating 4.4 out of 5 stars with 162 reviews

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    Rating 4.4 out of 5 stars

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    Rating 4.4 out of 5 stars

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    Rating 4.4 out of 5 stars

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85%would recommend to a friend

Customers are saying

Customers are positive about the VSX-LX505's sound quality, ease of use, and Bluetooth capabilities, with many praising its powerful performance and the inclusion of Dirac Live room correction. However, some customers reported issues with the amplifier, experiencing malfunctions and a lack of certain features. The display also received some negative feedback. Overall, the receiver is considered good value for its price.

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  • Pros mentioned:
    Dirac live, Sound quality

    Over rated & Over priced

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Should cost under $1000. Sound quality is good. Dirac live is nice User interface is outdated. Not being able to choose the crossover frequency for individual channels sucks!!

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Sound quality

    The best receiver that can do it all!

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    Posted . Owned for 8 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The perfect balance of everything you need in a high end receiver. Pioneer is the GOAT for home theater!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Sound quality

    Stereo

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I’m happy with item. Good sound. It was recommended to me and I am happy with the results.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Sound quality

    Nice receiver

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Bought this for a office with several rooms for music and does the job very nice

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Sound quality

    Good receiver

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    Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    A good receiver if you need it. I upgraded to this from an old Pioneer Elite 1080p receiver. This one isn’t much different except that it supports 4k / 8k and 9.2 channel surround. One annoying thing is that it randomly wakes up, which my old receiver didn’t do.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Pioneer Elite VSX-LX505

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Awesome feature packed receiver. It was easy to setup and sounds fantastic. Sound and video quality through this receiver is amazing. I did had an initial problem with video and sound through BD/DVD input but instructions say try a disconnect and power recycle and it worked. Video is outstanding, even non-4k Blurays look really good on my OLED TV.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • AVR Review

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Awesome AVR and the DIRAC Live auto tuning makes audio sound amazing

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Sound quality

    Pioneer Elite 505

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Very happy with this Pioneer Elite 505 receiver, great sound and so many features.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Sound quality

    Pioneer elite

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Really good receiver. Extremely happy with the sound quality

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Lots of power and great sound!!

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Love my Pioneer Elite VSX LX 505 very easy to set up and comes with Dirac

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Sound quality

    Pioneer Elite Greatness

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This unit is everything I need, it has all up to date movie surround formats. I had Denon and Marantz receivers before this one and I think the difference is Dirac mic setup. It sounds very dynamic.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Home theater amp

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Works very well for the money. Happy holidays to all

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Lemon squeezy

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    Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Seamless and versatile. Best buy techs did a great job at set up. Easy controls to adjust every setting and achieve the full dolby experience

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • good option for the money

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    Posted . Owned for 4 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    adequate but not great power (with 5.2.1 B&W's & 12 awg wires), Dirac a plus but could be better (missing low end), wide range of surround options, remote should be bluetooth by now, unable to get secondary zone speakers to work (confirmed using separate older amp that everything else works)

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Sound quality

    It just works

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    Posted . Owned for 3 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Currently only have it setup running 2 ourdoor klipsch speakers . Use app to turn on and off ,switch songs in spotify, volune control. It runs flawless n sounds just aa good as the denon it replaced . Without the buggy denon s960 wifi issues .

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Bluetooth

    Definitely Elite.

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Receiver is great. I had an old Pioneer Elite receiver and this is definitely an upgrade from the old model. Bluetooth and network capabilities make it a perfect home theater receiver.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Sound quality

    Cinema Sounds

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    Posted . Owned for 7 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This unit put out a great sound in my theater room

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Great receiver 2.1 works great.

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    Posted . Owned for 7 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Bought this for the HDMI 2.1 capabilities. Its easy to setup and work perfectly. Make sure you test your HDMI cables if youre having HDMI 2.1 issues.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Sound quality

    Bought for the Earc

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This receiver does a great job! It has multiple ways to set up room correction, can power a good amount of speakers, and makes my home theater sound better. EARC works well for getting Atmos from the TV's apps to the speakers. I am happy with this purchase.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Sound quality

    Good sound experience!

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Many sound options to choose from. Great for watching movies. Recommend it.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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